Synonyms of survived

survived

verb

past tense of survive

1

as in endured

to come safely through

the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endured
• lived
• weathered
• rode (out)
• made it (through)
• withstood
• was
• outlived
• continued
• existed
• thrived
• lasted
• outlasted
• persisted
• held out
• prospered
• stood
• breathed
• held on
• flourished
• wore out
• stuck out
• led
• hung on
• subsisted
• pulled through
• abided
• held up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• died
• passed (on)
• perished
• deceased
• departed
• expired
• passed away
• disappeared
• vanished
• succumbed
• evaporated
• faded
• croaked
• stopped
• ended
• ceased

2

as in lasted

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

some old-world customs still survive in modern-day America

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lasted
• prevailed
• remained
• continued
• persisted
• held out
• went
• endured
• held up
• managed
• kept up
• coped
• persevered
• fared
• carried on
• lingered
• stretched
• made out
• hung in
• got on
• got along
• held on
• drew out
• got by
• hung on
• ran on
• abided
• bore up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• died
• went out
• ran out
• stopped
• gave out
• collapsed
• expired
• broke
• crashed
• cut out
• stalled
• fizzled
• broke down
• petered (out)
• waned
• ran down
• conked (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of survived

Foremost among them was the American sense of invulnerability, which had survived lesser terrorist acts. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Few acts from their class survived, or thrived, but Duran Duran has enjoyed a rare, late-career renaissance. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

Titus, who was single, also is survived by two brothers; a sister, and a nephew. — Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Bonino is survived by her siblings, Domenica and Giovanni, and their children. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

His father, much closer to the tower, disappeared into the cloud but survived. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Though liberal institutions survived formally, the social and economic settlement that sustained them had begun to erode. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

The Fire Patrol is survived in photographs, old firehouse stories and the memories of the patroleos who answered its bells. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

There was also the weight of not knowing whether friends, family members and colleagues who worked in Lower Manhattan had survived. — Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026